Hello interiors porn! You simply must pick up a copy of the current House & Garden. It’s the annual 50 best rooms special and it’s full of stunners. Big congrats to Stacey Kouros (ex homeMADE) whose kitchen project graces the cover.
Great to see rooms by friends of Interiors Addict Greg Natale, Thomas Hamel, Arent & Pyke, Christopher Elliott and David Hicks too. Well done to everyone included and good luck for the judging of the top room for 2012.
Launching today, Carpet Court’s Love the Look is a competition giving Aussies with a keen eye for interior style the chance to win a $10,000 room makeover in their home.
Carpet Court and its ambassadors Darren Palmer and Stacey Kouros, who both shot to fame on reality TV show homeMADE, are calling on interior design enthusiasts throughout Australia to share their style inspirations through a series of six weekly Facebook tasks.
The tasks will be simple. Darren and Stacey will be asking entrants to share images that have inspired the looks in their homes. It may be a holiday snap that has inspired an outdoor space, or a photograph of a statement piece that has been passed down through generations. They’ll be showcasing their different styles, and asking entrants to pick ‘Team Darren’ or ‘Team Stacey’ with each entry.
There are 12 weekly prizes to be won including Vera Wang Wedgewood china, digital cameras from Canon, and outdoor furnishings and designer rugs from Carpet Court. The grand prize includes a $10,000 styling budget from Carpet Court and styling advice from either Darren or Stacey (depending on which team the chosen winner has picked).
Happy July! I had some record traffic last month, which is always nice! And today is my birthday so no original content today if you don’t mind. I have presents to open 😉
Here are last month’s most popular posts:
Top 10 interior styling essentials From cushions and candles to trays and books, I put together my own top 10 interior styling essentials. They’re all things you probably already have or can pick up cheaply to change the look and feel of your home. It does’t have to cost a fortune to make a big impact! Incidentally, I wrote this post after reading a chapter of my Problogger eBook about list posts and how popular they are. Turns out that was good advice then! Are there any other top 10s you’d like to read here?
New Brunswick bar takes cues from west coast Art Deco My blog’s pretty Sydney centric but this post about a new Melbourne bar had you all excited. I’m thinking of including more content about bar, restaurant and hotel interiors. Would you like that?
It takes two: Meet Arent & Pyke The amount of time this interview took to line up became a bit of a running joke with Juliette, Sarah-Jane and I but it was worth the wait! These two women have got to be Sydney’s hottest female design duo.
Becker Minty celebrates five years of bringing us unique and beautiful homewares and fashion I loved this interview with Becker Minty owner Jason Minty who is so obviously passionate about what he does. Congrats on your five-year store anniversary last month!
Stacey Kouros: from Greg Natale’s protege to respected interior designer in her own right Another reality TV star done good in the interiors industry, Stacey (who is lovely) also benefited from several years training under award-winning designer Natale. But these days she’s doing her own thing and loving every minute.
Stacey Kouros says it’s a huge compliment to be described as Greg Natale’s protégé. But despite this great start and exposure on reality TV show homeMADE, this young designer has really gone on to carve out her own style and prove her talent, running her own design practice.
“I worked for Greg for more than five years and it was such an incredible experience,” she says. “I started working with him when his business was fairly fresh, so I really got to grow with him. Seeing him go from an emerging designer to one of Australia’s best and being a part of that was invaluable. When I started with Greg I was in my last few months of uni (she studied Interior Architecture at UNSW) so I was pretty green. Having him as a mentor and friend really shaped who I am as a designer and just as importantly, taught me key lessons in running a small business.”
It was a full house at the launch of iconic British furniture brand ercol into Australia at Temperature Design in Sydney tonight.
Interior stylists were out in force, including Glen Proebstel, Jason Grant, Kirsten Bookallil, Darren Palmer and Stacey Kouros.
Top Design judge Amanda Talbot MC’d proceedings and ercol managing director Nick Garratt flew in from the UK.
Some timeless pieces were on disaply, including the well known butterfly chair and Studio lounge (which was designed when Elvis was at the height of his fame!). Old classics continue to be popular and have been given a modern twist with on trend colours like orange. These simple, gorgeous designs, with some pieces by Sir Terence Conran, certainly caused a stir.
(Interiors Addict, Mr Jason Grant and Kirsten Bookallil)
(Interiors Addict and Glen Proebstel)
